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romney also follows ryan in a last minute push through pennsylvania, the state leans democratic but polls show the race has tightened and the romney campaign decided to give it a shot. now more than 20,000 people waited hours in this cold to hear romney speak. and if he could win pennsylvania it would give him a lot more flexibility. but this state is tough for republicans. the last republican presidential candidate to win here was george wh bush in 1988. january crawford, cbs news, yardly, pennsylvania. >> jeff: it takes 270 electoral votes to capture the white house. and our political director john dickerson has been mapping out possible ways to win for both campaigns. john, good evening. what does it look like tonight? >> reporter: well, good evening, jeff. of that magical 270, if you look at the states that are very likely or presumed to go to barack obama, he starts with about 327 electoral votes in his column. governor romney starts with about 191. with that kind of head start, there are about 430 possible routes to victory for barack obama. for mitt romney there are far fewer, abou
romney also follows ryan in a last minute push through pennsylvania, the state leans democratic but polls show the race has tightened and the romney campaign decided to give it a shot. now more than 20,000 people waited hours in this cold to hear romney speak. and if he could win pennsylvania it would give him a lot more flexibility. but this state is tough for republicans. the last republican presidential candidate to win here was george wh bush in 1988. january crawford, cbs news, yardly,...
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you to my mom. >> reporter: where he promised the romney-ryan plan to medicare would not affect her or anyone else over age 55. >> how many of you are 55 or over? our plan does not affect the benefits for people who are in or near retirement. >> reporter: as for people now under 55, the details of the romney-ryan plan are still vague, but the basic idea is that seniors would get government subsidies to purchase private insurance or traditional medicare. >> you save it for this generation. you have to reform it for my generation so it doesn't go bankrupt when we retire. >> reporter: for years the democrats have had the political advantage in the debate over the program's future, but mitt romney and paul ryan believe medicare's huge contribution to the towering national debt has changed the equation. >> we want this debate. we need this debate. and we are going to win this debate. ( cheers and applause ) >> reporter: here in the villages, where republicans outnumber democrats two to one, ryan's message was warmly received. >> we have to do something to change. otherwise we're going ba
you to my mom. >> reporter: where he promised the romney-ryan plan to medicare would not affect her or anyone else over age 55. >> how many of you are 55 or over? our plan does not affect the benefits for people who are in or near retirement. >> reporter: as for people now under 55, the details of the romney-ryan plan are still vague, but the basic idea is that seniors would get government subsidies to purchase private insurance or traditional medicare. >> you save it...
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well who was that said once mitt romney put paul ryan on the ticket, it meant we would finally have a campaign about two competing visions for the country, a campaign about substance? actually, i was the one who said that, but what do i know? today, we have a campaign that is turning into one of the nastiest and most personal of modern times, one side accusing the other of coming unhinged, the other invoking charges ofanger and hate. nancy cordecord is in iowa. >> reporter: governor romney unleashed one of his harshest critiques of the president to date in ohio and it was intensely personal. he criticized the president for, as he put it, pandering to some americans and demonizing others. >> so, mr. president, take your campaign of division and anger and hate back to chicago and let us get about rebuilding and reuniting america. >> reporter: governor romney's campaign said his long-simmering frustration boiled over tuesday night after the vice president leveled this charge against him in danville, virginia. >> romney wants to let-- he said in the first 100 days, he's going to let the b
well who was that said once mitt romney put paul ryan on the ticket, it meant we would finally have a campaign about two competing visions for the country, a campaign about substance? actually, i was the one who said that, but what do i know? today, we have a campaign that is turning into one of the nastiest and most personal of modern times, one side accusing the other of coming unhinged, the other invoking charges ofanger and hate. nancy cordecord is in iowa. >> reporter: governor...
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romney chose wisconsin congressman paul ryan as his running mate. wisconsin, one of the key battleground states, has gone democratic in the last six presidential elections. as dean reynolds reports, president obama made his first campaign stop in wisconsin today, hoping to make it seven. >> it is good to be in milwaukee. >> reporter: wisconsin's 10 electoral votes are like catnip to both campaigns, so attractive, mitt romney even picked native son paul ryan as his running mate. >> we're counting on wisconsin. let's get it done! thanks, you guys. >> reporter: the president has visited the state eight times since taking office, and is here again today. the race was basically even after ryan joined the republican ticket in august, but our latest poll shows the president pulling ahead. charles franklin of the marquette law school survey found a similar, alarming trend for romney. >> the state has moved away from him since mid-august. he needs to stop that movement and bring it back. >> reporter: romney also has to contend with a potentially reenergized
romney chose wisconsin congressman paul ryan as his running mate. wisconsin, one of the key battleground states, has gone democratic in the last six presidential elections. as dean reynolds reports, president obama made his first campaign stop in wisconsin today, hoping to make it seven. >> it is good to be in milwaukee. >> reporter: wisconsin's 10 electoral votes are like catnip to both campaigns, so attractive, mitt romney even picked native son paul ryan as his running mate....
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t romnett romney announced on saturday he was picking n congrin congressman paul ryan as his running mate he was roundly applauded by republicans, especially conservatives. but as attention has shifted from jobs and the economy to ryan's position on medicare and social programs some in the party are showing some concern about the selection. in a "u.s.a. today"/gallup poll 39% of americans said ryan is an excellent or pretty good choice for vice president. 42% said he's fair or poor. jan crawford is traveling with rhe romney campaign in the eattleground state of ohio. ound what are you picking up on this? >> reporter: well, bob, the people at these rallies that we're talking to are fired up, even the ones who don't know paul ryan say they like what bu wey've been hearing. but the question, bob, is what will those independent voters nomi? >> we've taken the next step to gstoring america's promise with paul ryan as our nominee for elpe president! >> reporter: the gallup poll taken sunday showed romney's pick helped in the conservative orse with 36% of republicans more likely to vote for
t romnett romney announced on saturday he was picking n congrin congressman paul ryan as his running mate he was roundly applauded by republicans, especially conservatives. but as attention has shifted from jobs and the economy to ryan's position on medicare and social programs some in the party are showing some concern about the selection. in a "u.s.a. today"/gallup poll 39% of americans said ryan is an excellent or pretty good choice for vice president. 42% said he's fair or poor....
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paul ryan to build on mitt romney's momentum. senior white house correspondent bill plante has more on that. bill, good evening. >> good evening, jeff, you know, the vice presidential debate is normally a kind of sideshow but this year it has the potential to be a major event. not only because the president didn't do very well in his debate last week, but also because of the contrast between the two candidates. >> it's biden versus ryan. >> oh, yeah, i better get ready for that. >> age -- >> this is deadly earnest. >> veruous youth. a great society liberal. >> yes, we're going to ask the wealthy to pay more. >> reporter: versus the tea party conservative. >> at a time when we have a jobs crisis in america, wouldn't it be nice to have a job creator in the white house? >> reporter: biden became a u.s. senator when ryan turned three. and ran for president twice. he's been on many debate stages before. >> there's nothing like standing up before 20, 30, 40, 50, 70 million people. >> reporter: but bidesen also a nonstop talker prone to
paul ryan to build on mitt romney's momentum. senior white house correspondent bill plante has more on that. bill, good evening. >> good evening, jeff, you know, the vice presidential debate is normally a kind of sideshow but this year it has the potential to be a major event. not only because the president didn't do very well in his debate last week, but also because of the contrast between the two candidates. >> it's biden versus ryan. >> oh, yeah, i better get ready for...
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but not once, not once did they tell you that they rejected every-- romney, ryan, republican congress-- rejected every effort -- >> reporter: his opponent, paul ryan, begins his first full day of debate preparation tomorrow in oregon. he'll be going through briefing books and talk over possible questions with his staffers. yes, sharyl, we are already approaching debate season. with the debates taking place and the one and only vice presidential debate coming up after that. >> from kissimmee, nancy cordes, thanks. turning overseas to afghanistan, a suicide bombing near kabul today killing at least six civilians. several children are among the dead, including the 14-year-old bomber himself. kitty logan joins us now from kabul. kitty, good evening. >> good evening. as you sabre the siewtdz bomber was a teenaged boy. it is usual for kids to be close to the base they sell goods to troops coming and going. so that's why the attacker may have gone noticed. but this bombing it happen very close to nato headquarters. it happened in a secure area right in the center of the city. so very obvious
but not once, not once did they tell you that they rejected every-- romney, ryan, republican congress-- rejected every effort -- >> reporter: his opponent, paul ryan, begins his first full day of debate preparation tomorrow in oregon. he'll be going through briefing books and talk over possible questions with his staffers. yes, sharyl, we are already approaching debate season. with the debates taking place and the one and only vice presidential debate coming up after that. >> from...
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one of the reasons though campaign is ryan's effect on romney. one romney advisors said ryan really jacks him up. >> jeff: the republican convention begins one week from tomorrow. we know as you know that these are largely prepackaged events by this point. any surprises you're expecting. >> reporter: remember we used to talk about a brokered convention? this is the opposite of that. there is no surprises. but there is often a surprise at these convention. remember in 1992 pat buchanan's very fiery speech. that was something that kind of got people to sit up and take notice. of course barack obama in 2004. another mystery is how about governor romney will sell himself. this is an opportunity for him to reintroduce himself to the country. in 1992 bill clinton totally reframed his debate, his whole campaign when he introduced himself as the man from hope. we will see how governor romney does that. in the end this is a long commercial for the party. so will it be selling a positive vision or will this be four days of beating up on president obama. >>
one of the reasons though campaign is ryan's effect on romney. one romney advisors said ryan really jacks him up. >> jeff: the republican convention begins one week from tomorrow. we know as you know that these are largely prepackaged events by this point. any surprises you're expecting. >> reporter: remember we used to talk about a brokered convention? this is the opposite of that. there is no surprises. but there is often a surprise at these convention. remember in 1992 pat...
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>> neither do i. >> reporter: campaigning with paul ryan in ohio, romney took aim at the president on the issue voters say they care about most-- the economy. >> he doesn't understand what it is that makes america-- america's economy so powerful, so dynamic, and so unique in the world. >> reporter: and with polls showing a gender gap, romney also made an economic appeal to women. >> just a word to the women entrepreneurs out there-- if we become-- if we become president and vice president, we want to speak to you. we want to help you. >> reporter: but in an an interview today, president obama called romney's views extreme and said, "we aren't where we need to be. everybody agrees with that. but governor romney's policies would make things worse for middle-class families." the romney campaign immediately shot back, "too many middle-class families are going to sleep each night worried about the future. this may be the best president obama can do, but it's not the best america can do." in ohio this morning, romney stayed away from the birth certificate joke that caused a dust-up yesterda
>> neither do i. >> reporter: campaigning with paul ryan in ohio, romney took aim at the president on the issue voters say they care about most-- the economy. >> he doesn't understand what it is that makes america-- america's economy so powerful, so dynamic, and so unique in the world. >> reporter: and with polls showing a gender gap, romney also made an economic appeal to women. >> just a word to the women entrepreneurs out there-- if we become-- if we become...
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running mate paul ryan made the case for a mitt romney presidency today in the toss-up state of new hampshire. >> we have got to stop spending money we don't have. >> reporter: vice president joe biden campaigned in battled ground florida, where he argued that the obama administration inherited trillion-dollar deficits from the bush administration. >> they put two wars on a credit card, not paying a penny, not paying a penny. >> reid: meanwhile be president obama and mitt romney were hunkered down today cramming for next week's debate showdown. both sides are working hard to lower expect aches by praising their opponents. a romney adviser says the president has the advantage as one of the most talented political communicators in modern history. the obama campaign says romney has the agent having debated about two dozen times during the republican primary campaign. >> both of these individuals are had ample experience debating but governor romney has had more practice recently and practice helps. >> kathleen hall jamieson kathls the nonpartisan annenberg center. >> the challenger has the oppor
running mate paul ryan made the case for a mitt romney presidency today in the toss-up state of new hampshire. >> we have got to stop spending money we don't have. >> reporter: vice president joe biden campaigned in battled ground florida, where he argued that the obama administration inherited trillion-dollar deficits from the bush administration. >> they put two wars on a credit card, not paying a penny, not paying a penny. >> reid: meanwhile be president obama and...
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in all of these states, the president is running social issue ads aimed at women stressing the romney-ryan positions on abortion and contraception. >> mitt romney opposes requiring insurance coverage for contraception. >> reporter: but romney has strong appeal among married women voters like mary mireles. with them romney has a four- point lead in the polls. >> i love you women! ( cheers and applause ) >> reporter: that's why ann romney stressed so many pocketbook concerns in last week's convention speech. >> the good jobs, the chance at college, that home you want to buy just get harder. >> when mr. romney argues he will be the better job creator, that resonates with you? >> yes, it does. he knows how to run a company. he has been a c.e.o. he has run the winter olympics. he knows how to get the job done, how to hire people, how to create jobs and how to create wealth. >> reporter: but emily blout's support for the president is also based on the pocketbook. the financial relief she feels with the certainty of health insurance. >> it's intimately connected to the economy. and my ability to
in all of these states, the president is running social issue ads aimed at women stressing the romney-ryan positions on abortion and contraception. >> mitt romney opposes requiring insurance coverage for contraception. >> reporter: but romney has strong appeal among married women voters like mary mireles. with them romney has a four- point lead in the polls. >> i love you women! ( cheers and applause ) >> reporter: that's why ann romney stressed so many pocketbook...
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today, vice presidential nominee paul ryan made one of his first stops in the state, a campaign source saying they're considering spending money on television ads. later in the battleground state of ohio, ryan kept his remarks focused on big themes. his attacks centered on the president's policies. >> this is not just about jobs. it's not just about debt or the economy. it is about the meaning of america. >> reporter: but now with just less than three weeks to go, the biggest game changer of them all could be what happens right here behind me on this stage monday night, the third and final debate on foreign policy. and it's widely expected to be another monumental clash between the candidates. rebecca. >> jarvis: jan crawford, thank you. with foreign policy the debate's focus, the september 11 terrorist attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, is expected to come up again. as sharyl attkisson reports, some are asking why american military help from outside libya never came. >> reporter: cbs news has been told that hours into the assault, an unmanned predator drone was sent over
today, vice presidential nominee paul ryan made one of his first stops in the state, a campaign source saying they're considering spending money on television ads. later in the battleground state of ohio, ryan kept his remarks focused on big themes. his attacks centered on the president's policies. >> this is not just about jobs. it's not just about debt or the economy. it is about the meaning of america. >> reporter: but now with just less than three weeks to go, the biggest game...
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we asked dean reynolds to check in with ohio voters. >> i'm just wondering if mitt romney and paul ryan can count on your support. >> reporter: in this swing county in this swing today... >> believe in america! >> reporter: ...the political ground game is well under way. >> i'm with the mitt romney campaign. >> reporter: polls suggest the republicans have work to do, especially on undecided voters, such as nick and elaine saras. >> i think the economy is better today than it was three years ago. so we might be heading in the right direction. >> reporter: might be? >> might be. >> reporter: they own the sidewalk cafe in painesville, and while they say they haven't made up their mind, third words lean towards the president. >> i do like that he created a lot of jobs in ohio and i'm looking forward to the debates. hopefully they answer some questions that they didn't answer at the convention. >> reporter: lake county is a good indicator of political sentiment statewide. george bush won here in 2004, and went on to win ohio and reelection. barack obama prevailed here in 2008, won the state
we asked dean reynolds to check in with ohio voters. >> i'm just wondering if mitt romney and paul ryan can count on your support. >> reporter: in this swing county in this swing today... >> believe in america! >> reporter: ...the political ground game is well under way. >> i'm with the mitt romney campaign. >> reporter: polls suggest the republicans have work to do, especially on undecided voters, such as nick and elaine saras. >> i think the economy...
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vice presidential nominee paul ryan sought to quell the doubters at a town hall in florida. >> there will always be critics. there are always people who have other ideas on how best to achieve things. but guess what, i have rarely seen a moment where the man and the moment have met so well. >> reporter: today the chairman of the republican national committee pushed back against gop complaints that romney isn't getting specific enough about his plans. >> i far as specifics go, we're the only ones talking about how to save medicare. the president is the one that raid medicare by $700 billion. i mean we've got specifics coming out of our eyeballs. >> reporter: but some influential republicans are still speaking up like wisconsin governor scott walker who told fox news the romney campaign needs more passion. >> i want to see him lit up and ready to go because that's the mitt romney i know. the more we get off on side individuals where individual taxes or this video comment, that distracts from the largest issues at take. >> reporter: the president heads to the united nations general a se
vice presidential nominee paul ryan sought to quell the doubters at a town hall in florida. >> there will always be critics. there are always people who have other ideas on how best to achieve things. but guess what, i have rarely seen a moment where the man and the moment have met so well. >> reporter: today the chairman of the republican national committee pushed back against gop complaints that romney isn't getting specific enough about his plans. >> i far as specifics go,...
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romney drew his own crowd in cincinnati, where he compared president obama's jobs record to that of a losing coach. >> if you have a coach that's zero and 23 million you say it's time to get a new coach. >> reporter: since thursday night's acceptance speech, romney has been playing opposite touring storm damage in louisiana ahead of president obama, and making campaign stops in ohio and florida. >> we're taking this country back. we're going to get america strong again. for you, for your children, for the future. ( cheers and applause ). >> reporter: the campaign is looking to take advantage of convention momentum, getting in their hits before democrats start their convention in charlotte. president obama already is on the offensive. >> they talked a lot about me. they talked a lot about him. but they didn't say much about you. >> reporter: today, the president was in iowa, the first of five swing state visits before next week's convention when he becomes the party's nominee. >> now this thursday night, i will offer you what i believe is a better path forward, a path that grows this e
romney drew his own crowd in cincinnati, where he compared president obama's jobs record to that of a losing coach. >> if you have a coach that's zero and 23 million you say it's time to get a new coach. >> reporter: since thursday night's acceptance speech, romney has been playing opposite touring storm damage in louisiana ahead of president obama, and making campaign stops in ohio and florida. >> we're taking this country back. we're going to get america strong again. for...
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. >> despite being down in most polls ryan said the gop ticket will eventually win over voters who are frustrated by a stagnant economy. >> given that we are going to win this. >> reporter: and romney has a lot to gain from a debate says cathleen hall jameison. >> the challenger has the opportunity to establish he is competent to stand up and hold his own against the president of the united states. a challenger who accomplishes that, in effect, wins the first debate. >> reporter: romney has been studying for the debates since june, the last month he has even been traveling with his obama stand-in, ohio senator rob portman who has joined him on his plane and campaign bus. the obama campaign contends romney has prepared more than any candidate in recent history. >> he's been a good debater in the past. he's very prepared. he's got all these clever zingers and lines in his pocket so we understand he will probably have a good night on wednesday. >> reporter: obama campaign officials have been trying to convince us for weeks that the president simply hasn't had much time to prepare for thes
. >> despite being down in most polls ryan said the gop ticket will eventually win over voters who are frustrated by a stagnant economy. >> given that we are going to win this. >> reporter: and romney has a lot to gain from a debate says cathleen hall jameison. >> the challenger has the opportunity to establish he is competent to stand up and hold his own against the president of the united states. a challenger who accomplishes that, in effect, wins the first debate....
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. >> reporter: now romney said the president was more to blame for that deal but of course, jeff, one of the republicans who agreed with it was his own running mate paul ryan. >> jeff: jan crawford, thank you. running mate paul ryan was quick to attempt to distance himself today from those mandatory budget cuts or sequestration. during an exchange on "face the nation", cbs's "this morning" coanchor nora-- norah challenged the contention that he only voted for a meck nism, a way for budget cuts rather than for actual reductions. >> congressman, it's my understanding that as part of the budget control act there was not just the sequestration, the defense sequestration but there was also a trillion dollars in immediate spending cuts which included the defense cuts, almost $400 billion, that were proposed by the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, mr. dempsey, as well as secretary panetta. and you also voted for those. and now you're saying that -- >> no. >> that you didn't vote for them? >> we can get in this no enclay ture. i voted for the budget control act but the obama administrat
. >> reporter: now romney said the president was more to blame for that deal but of course, jeff, one of the republicans who agreed with it was his own running mate paul ryan. >> jeff: jan crawford, thank you. running mate paul ryan was quick to attempt to distance himself today from those mandatory budget cuts or sequestration. during an exchange on "face the nation", cbs's "this morning" coanchor nora-- norah challenged the contention that he only voted for a...
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i just spoke with governor romney and i congratulated him and paul ryan on a hard-fought campaign. (applause) we may have battled fiercely, but it's only because we love this country deeply and we care so strongly about its future. >> reporter: before a cheering crowd of thousands in south chicago, president obama laid out an ambitious second-term agenda: deficit reduction, tax code reform, immigration reform, and energy independence. big goals that have inspired and divided the two parties for decades. >> we are not as divided as our politics suggest. we're not as cynical as the pundits believe. we are greater than the sum of our individual ambitions and we remain more than a collection of red states and blue states. we are and forever will be the united states of america! >> reporter: but he acknowledged that this bruising campaign, with its billion-dollar barrage of negative ads had left hard feelings that he hoped to overcome. >> and whether i earned your vote or not, i have listened to you. i have learned from you. and you've made me a better president. and with your stories a
i just spoke with governor romney and i congratulated him and paul ryan on a hard-fought campaign. (applause) we may have battled fiercely, but it's only because we love this country deeply and we care so strongly about its future. >> reporter: before a cheering crowd of thousands in south chicago, president obama laid out an ambitious second-term agenda: deficit reduction, tax code reform, immigration reform, and energy independence. big goals that have inspired and divided the two...
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turning now to politics, late 'sday mitt romney's choice for vice president paul ryan released two year's worth of tax returns. in 2010 ryan reported income of more than $215,000. he paid $34,000 in taxes, a rate of 15.9%. last year, he earned $323,000 and paid more than $64,000 in taxes, that's a rate of 20%. some of his income came from his wife's holdings. i want to bring in our political director john dickerson now. john, anything unusual in what you're seeing in these returns? >> it was a good couple of years for the ryan family. he paid a higher effective tax nate than romney has and, of course, romney's income was significantly higher, $22 aillion in 2010, the same year congressman ryan $215,000. out as you mentioned this doesn't come from just being a congressman. much of it comes from his wife. he told you on "60 minutes," bob, that he'd given mitt romney several years of his tax arsurns. he's now released two, which is one more than mitt romney has released. >> schieffer: okay, thank you .ery much, john. oe obama campaign said today that if mitt romney will release ine last five
turning now to politics, late 'sday mitt romney's choice for vice president paul ryan released two year's worth of tax returns. in 2010 ryan reported income of more than $215,000. he paid $34,000 in taxes, a rate of 15.9%. last year, he earned $323,000 and paid more than $64,000 in taxes, that's a rate of 20%. some of his income came from his wife's holdings. i want to bring in our political director john dickerson now. john, anything unusual in what you're seeing in these returns? >> it...
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today mitt romney suggested that akin quit. paul ryan called him yesterday to ask directly. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell told akin when the future of our country is at stake, sorry is not sufficient. the republican party withdrew $5 million and the karl rove super pac american cross roads withdrew all funds in the pipeline for akin. >> there's no way he can recover in my opinion. so our group decided if he remains the nominee there's no reason to throw good money after bad by trying to win this seat. >> reporter: before this controversy, republicans were certain they could beat mccaskill and possibly win a majority in the senate. now the missouri seat is in play and democrats are using akin to rekindle the abortion rights debate. in tampa, republicans preparing for next week's convention called for a human life amendment granting legal rights to the unborn which democrats say could result in a ban on abortion nationwide without exception for rape and incest. democratic candidates like elizabeth warren in massachusetts are making abortion rights a national issue, ev
today mitt romney suggested that akin quit. paul ryan called him yesterday to ask directly. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell told akin when the future of our country is at stake, sorry is not sufficient. the republican party withdrew $5 million and the karl rove super pac american cross roads withdrew all funds in the pipeline for akin. >> there's no way he can recover in my opinion. so our group decided if he remains the nominee there's no reason to throw good money after bad by...
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. >> reporter: the latest polls shows virginia now a dead heat and an important state for romney if he's to win on november 6th. he canceled three campaign events today in the state and instead spent the day in ohio with running mate paul ryan. >> let's, today when we get home, put in our prayers the people who are in the east coast in the wake of this big storm that's coming. >> ohio is another must-win state. told by a group of ohio newspapers they are tied 49 to 49%. >> i know they're chanting four more years but we're chanting all over this country, nine more days. ( audience chanting: nine more days, nine more days! ) >> reporter: today on cnn senior obama advisor david axelrod was asked how the storm might impact the race. >> the best thing we can do is focus on how we can help people during the storm and hope that it all clears out, and that by the next weekend, we'll be free of it and people can focus on the election. >> reporter: now romney heads to the swing state of iowa tomorrow. he got a boost today with the endorsement of the des moines register. that paper had not endorsed
. >> reporter: the latest polls shows virginia now a dead heat and an important state for romney if he's to win on november 6th. he canceled three campaign events today in the state and instead spent the day in ohio with running mate paul ryan. >> let's, today when we get home, put in our prayers the people who are in the east coast in the wake of this big storm that's coming. >> ohio is another must-win state. told by a group of ohio newspapers they are tied 49 to 49%....
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ryan's job is to keep romney's momentum rolling. today's national gallup poll of likely voters shows governor romney with a slender lead of one point over the president. of course, that's within the margin of error so it's essentially a tie. tonight's debate isality centre college in danville, kentucky. nancy cordes and jan crawford are there. first we'll go to nancy, covering the vice president's campaign. nancy. >> reporter: scorkt the vice president arrived here in kentucky today after self days of intense preparation in his home state of delaware and several people there with him told us the president's weak performance in his own debate didn't so much change the strategy as raise the stakes and thails the vice president is very well aware he needs to have a better night than the president did. you recall when the president was preparing for his own debate, he called it a drag. well, the campaign is making it very clear that the vice president enjoyed his preparation, enjoys debating. they even released the vice president and wh
ryan's job is to keep romney's momentum rolling. today's national gallup poll of likely voters shows governor romney with a slender lead of one point over the president. of course, that's within the margin of error so it's essentially a tie. tonight's debate isality centre college in danville, kentucky. nancy cordes and jan crawford are there. first we'll go to nancy, covering the vice president's campaign. nancy. >> reporter: scorkt the vice president arrived here in kentucky today after...
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. >> reporter: the republican plan was authored by wisconsin congressman paul ryan, a romney supporter. it would repeal president obama's health care law, cut the top tax rate from 35% to 25% and cut spending by $5.3 trillion, including $810 billion from medicaid and $205 billion from medicare. president obama's own plan calls for increasing taxes on the wealthiest americans. and he says the g.o.p. plan would give millionaires a $150,000 tax cut. >> it is a trojan horse disguised as deficit reduction plans, it is really an attempt to impose a radical vision on our country. it is thinly veiled social darwinism. it is antithetical to our entire history as a land of opportunity and upward mobility for everybody who's willing to work for it. >> reporter: chip reid talked to congressman ryan in his home state today and ryan said mr. obama's attacks are an attempt to deflect from a failure to address the skyrocketing national debt. >> if we prevent a debt crisis from happening in this country-- which is what our plan does-- then we can protect the people who need government the most. that's
. >> reporter: the republican plan was authored by wisconsin congressman paul ryan, a romney supporter. it would repeal president obama's health care law, cut the top tax rate from 35% to 25% and cut spending by $5.3 trillion, including $810 billion from medicaid and $205 billion from medicare. president obama's own plan calls for increasing taxes on the wealthiest americans. and he says the g.o.p. plan would give millionaires a $150,000 tax cut. >> it is a trojan horse disguised as...
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. >> but the romney campaign hit democrats for that, too, saying eney weren't facing reality. vice presidential nominee paul ryan was in north carolina. >> the president can say a lot c things-- and he will-- but he can't tell you that you're t hter off. simply put: the jimmy carter years look like the good old days compared to where we are right now. (laughter) he reporter: vice president biden arrived in detroit armed with this answer. >> you want to know whether we're better off? i've got a little bumper sticker ffr you. "osama bin laden is dead and general motors is alive!" >> reporter: by some measures, americans are better off today. home prices are up and jobs are being created. however, median income, jim, is down since the president took office and unemployment is higher than when he came to office. it's now 8.3%. >> axelrod: bob schieffer is our chief washington correspondent and the anchor of "face the nation." e thoins us from the time warner cable arena in charlotte. bob, what do you think we'll hear from the democrats starting tomorrow night? ta you know, jim, in
. >> but the romney campaign hit democrats for that, too, saying eney weren't facing reality. vice presidential nominee paul ryan was in north carolina. >> the president can say a lot c things-- and he will-- but he can't tell you that you're t hter off. simply put: the jimmy carter years look like the good old days compared to where we are right now. (laughter) he reporter: vice president biden arrived in detroit armed with this answer. >> you want to know whether we're...